Galletti Closed at 4th on Monday for TMWA

(KOH) – The RTC will have Galletti Way closed at 4th St starting tomorrow so that the Truckee Meadows Water Authority can upgrade their pipes.  The work is being done in conjunction with the $58 million dollar 4th St/Prater Way Bus Rapid Transit Project, and is expected to be done by Friday.  If you need…MORE

Child Playing With Matches Starts Fire in Reno

The Reno Fire Department responded this morning (Friday 9/8) at 9 AM to a report of a brush fire near homes in the Las Brisas neighborhood. The quarter acre fire was quickly stopped, with no homes damaged. The fire was started by a juvenile playing with matches. The Reno Fire Department encourages parents to educate…MORE

Coach Ault Honored at Saturdays Home Opener

On the 15th anniversary of his induction into the National College Football Hall of Fame, former Nevada Wolf Pack football head coach, player and athletic director Chris Ault will be the honorary captain at the Pack’s home opener against Toledo Saturday. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. In his time here, a total of 28…MORE

The Easy Way to Get to The Great Reno Balloon Race (Update)

(Update Sat 3pm:  The Reed High Location has been moved to west side of Reed HS – see diagram) The RTC is offering express bus service to the Great Reno Balloon Race on Saturday, and Sunday. Street parking in and around Rancho San Rafael Park is very limited during the event. RTC says, “Dont Drive, Arrive”…MORE

Existing Home Sales up in Washoe County

The Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors released its August 2017 report on existing home sales in Washoe County. The report listed the median sales price for an existing single family residence in Washoe County in August at $349,500; an increase of 13 percent from August 2016 and a 2 percent decrease from July 2017. Reno’s median…MORE

Candlelight Vigil Planned For Victims of Gun Violence

Community leaders, family members of gun violence victims, residents, and church leaders will come together to remember six young men recently killed on the streets of Reno. The candlelight vigil and remembrance is Saturday, from 7 to 9 pm at 164 Hubbard Way, Hubbard Way Professional Center. , It will include speakers from the community,…MORE

Could Nevada be Amazon’s Second Home?

Amazon is looking for a second north American headquarters, and it looks like Reno and Las Vegas are among the contenders to land it. It’s a five billion dollar project and is expected to open a bidding war among the cities competing to bring it in. It’s expected to be a full equal of the…MORE

Truckee Police Looking For Car Thief

The Truckee Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a man suspected of stealing vehicles that he then rammed through the front doors of businesses to commit burglary. 37 year old Richard Anthony Lenning, is responsible for taking more than $100,000 worth of property from Truckee-area businesses, according to police. Lenning is…MORE

New Information Released in Double Homicide

Reno Police are updating information from a double homicide last June. Investigators say the men shot to death on June 19th were 21 year old Byron Cisneros and 21-year-old Jordan Buggs. Investigators were able to identify a witness who was also an associate of the dead men. That witness reportedly says Cisneros and Buggs planned…MORE

Missing Inmate Back Behind Bars

A jail inmate who walked away from a work crew Wednesday morning has been captured according to the Washoe County Sheriffs Office. 21-year-old Irving Hernandez was caught Thursday afternoon at about 5:30 near Sutro Street and Selmi Drive. He had been on an inmate crew at Paradise Park, and walked off the site about 10:45AM…MORE